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Human Target returns on 9/24. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:12 4
- *wink* nm - chet target Jul 13, 11:15 1
  - *puppy dog head tilt* -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:18
- Yay! -- nm - TWuG Jul 13, 11:14
- probably shouldn't announce that so far ahead of time - chuckles Jul 13, 11:13
Libyan ship trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza ports -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 11:11 3
- *picks Israel* -- nm - Paul the Octopus Jul 13, 11:11 2
  - L3! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 13, 11:16
  - hee. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 11:13
*sighs, resets soccer clock* -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 11:05 12
- Related: I...well, you get it. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:11 1
  - like you would ever let us forget -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 11:13
- la liga starts in like a month! barca vs real madrid. diego forlan at atletico.....nm - x Jul 13, 11:10 4
  - i actually like soccer. I just hate the pointless bitching back and forth about popularity - Reagen Jul 13, 11:16 1
    - agreed. i don't get it either....nm - x Jul 13, 11:18
  - Manchester U plays Celtic in a friendly in TO on Friday -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 11:12 1
    - poor celtic....nm - x Jul 13, 11:16
- 24 months until World Cup Qualifying starts! -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 11:08 3
  - not even. Ocenia starts its qualification process next year. -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 11:08 1
    - Viva Eurasia! -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 11:10
  - Canada to be eliminated in 24 months 12 hours! -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 11:08
- like daneduke is going to let us forget soccer before 2014 -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 11:07
I don't see there being much of a lineup for What Women Want at Netflix these days. nm - Dignan Jul 13, 11:01 5
- the unintentional comedy should make it a must see! -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 11:07
- Apparently, it's a punch in the teeth. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 11:03
- they should do the sequel where Helen Hunt can hear Mel's thoughts - chuckles Jul 13, 11:02 2
  - wouldn't she want to listen in on Women's thoughts? -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 11:03 1
    - God no. Eww. - Helen Hunt si Jul 13, 11:04
Bery, it's Canada-wide till the end of July. Details inside. - Shaun Jul 13, 11:01
live aid anniversary poll: favorite or most memorable performance? U2, "Bad" - chuckles Jul 13, 10:59 6
- The U2 performance was the best of the new bands and ranks only behind Queen that day for best performance....but I completely nerded out when Led Zep - Remlik Jul 13, 11:05 3
  - this -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 13, 11:15
  - they sucked so bad i wanted to punch my tv after waiting all day for that -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 11:06 1
    - yeah it was real letdown, but watching them together gave me hope of a reunion.... - Remlik Jul 13, 11:08
- that was terrific, but I have to go with Queen. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 11:01 1
  - well i guess we were the only socially conscious kids watching that day, apparently - chuckles Jul 13, 11:04
jen, from b2 - here, only sweet tea has been $1, not other soft drinks. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 10:53 2
- We had it all last Summer - and again this Summer - I think we're also still a "test market" for them on things. -- nm - JenBro Jul 13, 11:16
- here, it's all soft drinks, but lately I only get the iced tea. - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:55
drunk Australian tries to ride a 5m (16ft) long saltwater crocodile -- (link) - crash davis Jul 13, 10:53 4
- Mop? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 13, 11:12
- that's not a croc.... -- nm - Paul Hogan Jul 13, 10:55 1
  - I see you've played knivesies, crocsies before! -- nm - Ender Jul 13, 10:56
- Crikey -- nm - Ender Jul 13, 10:53
that secret identity column that tru linked on B2 is pretty funny - I liked where it pointed out most of us use the same disguise He-Man does - crash davis Jul 13, 10:49 1
- I don't. - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:49
The Onion: George Steinbrenner Dead After Firing Underperforming Heart -- nm - nubby Jul 13, 10:47
I also enjoyed how RAW would replay the move in super-slow-motion right up until the point where they meet and you could actually see something - oblique Jul 13, 10:41 1
- The "point of contact camera change" editing trick is their favorite thing ever. -- nm - TFox Jul 13, 10:42
ST is smarter. If I'm writing a story told from the point of view of a dog, what would he call his master? alpha? human? the man? - ceregon Jul 13, 10:41 30
- thumbs (nm) - howie Jul 13, 11:12 1
  - ha! -- nm - b. Jul 13, 11:17
- I remember reading a YA novel about a dog detective named Sam Spayed - Reagen Jul 13, 11:01 1
  - ugh -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 11:02
- Cats & Dogs 2, reviewed by Marmaduke? You poor poor man -- nm - Roger More Jul 13, 11:00
- I think this depends on how you intend to build the dog's relationship with the human. Will there be multiple people? If it's smell-centric use scents - TWuG Jul 13, 10:59 2
  - No other people, most are dead. -- nm - ceregon Jul 13, 11:12
  - here comes "jelly donut: -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 11:00
- human -- nm - dogbert Jul 13, 10:55
- for inspiration, can I mention that Tailcatcher's Song was a great book from the point of view of a cat? -- nm - crash davis Jul 13, 10:54
- What does he call other creatures in his environment? Does he give them actual or descriptive names? I'd say the human name should - MojaveMeg Jul 13, 10:50 1
  - most of it is just dog & master, eventually there are other dogs - ceregon Jul 13, 10:52
- Dogs can't talk. -- nm - Loyola Jul 13, 10:49
- Probably would differ by breed. Russian dogs would be all "Comrade", california dogs would be all like "Dude" or "Bro" ... - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:47 1
  - that's funny -- nm - ceregon Jul 13, 10:49
- dumb dumb -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 13, 10:45
- Food giver. -- nm - jnine Jul 13, 10:44
- "The Guy w/the Food" -- nm - Diva Jul 13, 10:43 1
  - me slow -- nm - jnine Jul 13, 10:49
- Twolegs. Get yourself to the library and check out the "Warriors" series of books by Erin Hunter - oblique Jul 13, 10:42 6
  - Thanks! How was I not aware of this series? -- nm - ceregon Jul 13, 10:49 3
    - Interestingly, "Erin Hunter" isn't a real person but a collection of writers who each write different books in the series -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:51 2
      - like Franklin W. Dixon. it's common for large series to do that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:54 1
        
        so books are all shelved together and not separated by author -- nm - ceregon Jul 13, 11:13
  - been meaning to try those for some time now. -- nm - TFox Jul 13, 10:43 1
    - My son is voraciously reading them. It is a tremendous number of books but they seem well written and he enjoys them alot -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:44
- "master" - znufrii Jul 13, 10:42
- are you suggesting that one of us is a dog and knows the true answer? -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 10:42 2
  - for all I know my dog is at home reading this...which is why he is so into that so very inappropriately-timed *bark* -- nm - ceregon Jul 13, 10:51
  - It's pixie's style -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:46
so, the World Cup Final drew more viewers than Game 6 of the World Series... - znufrii Jul 13, 10:39 43
- ok, so now that we have watched it in such huge numbers, when we go back to not watching it can we stop hearing about how it's gonna catch on in - dogbert Jul 13, 11:02 1
  - it has caught on. 24 million. see? -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 11:03
- Wow. That three times as many people who watched Game 6 of the Stanley Cup. - ty97 Jul 13, 10:42 3
  - so slow....nm - x Jul 13, 10:43 2
    - I'm still a lowly apprentice -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 10:46
    - he'll never have dinner with you now, ty :( - chuckles Jul 13, 10:44
- so 3 times as many viewers as that NHL game 6 that people got excited about the ratings for....nm - x Jul 13, 10:42 32
  - how did it compare to the Gold medal game of the Olympics? a more apt comparison... -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 10:55 2
    - dude. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 10:57 1
      - i no read good -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 10:58
  - Comparing apples to apples (and stepping on the neck of this), 52.6 million people watched at least a portion of the gold medal hockey game. -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:44 28
    - i don't mean to say in any relative sense that it means soccer is more popular than hockey or some such. all i mean is that if a sport that is... - x Jul 13, 10:51 3
      - More than anything, I think it's like The Decision, a credit to ESPN's marketing team. - David Jul 13, 11:20 1
        
        i think that undersells the importance of univision in the equation....nm - x Jul 13, 11:36
      - No! It's Thunderdome! -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 10:56
    - comparing apples to apples, I think 27.6 million is the number you're looking for. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 13, 10:47 10
      - No, 52.6M was the number I was looking for. -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:49 9
        
        well, then. so much for an "apples to apples" comparison. -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 10:52 8
        
        See, what I did was post an unquestioned number that is -higher-; what you have to do now is find one that surpasses it. That's how it works. Get it? -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:10 7
        
        ummm, no. - znufrii Jul 13, 11:13 6
        
        Of course you don't since it hurts your initial argument. - David Jul 13, 11:17 5
        
        and besides, you have yet to provide the promised "apples to apples" comparison. -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 11:21 2
        
        52.6 -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:24 1
        
        *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 11:26
        
        what argument? -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 11:20 1
        
        Disingenuous. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:21
    - how many people watched at least a portion of the final world cup game? -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 10:45 12
      - You'd have to ask znufrii. It wouldn't surprise me if a bunch of people watched it and turned it off after 90 minutes of nothing happening, though. -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:47 11
        
        if you play the soccer is boring card once more, i'm going to start making public how exciting i think baseball stat discussions are....nm - x Jul 13, 10:58 10
        
        Joykiller. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:10
        
        how about soccer stats? I bet those are riviting conversations -- nm - dogbert Jul 13, 11:06 7
        
        soccer has stats? -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 11:10
        
        they are, actually. to people interested in them, just like baseball stat discussions are. the difference being..... - x Jul 13, 11:09 5
        
        do people keep telling you how exciting the conversations are, and then when you say you don't enjoy them scoff at you? -- nm - dogbert Jul 13, 11:11 4
        
        does anyone think any of the stat discussions are exciting? interesting to some, sure, but exciting? -- nm - b. Jul 13, 11:12 1
        
        the only people who would find them exciting are the people in the conversation - dogbert Jul 13, 11:17
        
        i've never done that to you, so i'm not sure why you're crying at me....nm - x Jul 13, 11:12 1
        
        never claimed that you did. not meaning to cry at you, you just happen to be the other side of the conversation. it was just using it to make a joke - dogbert Jul 13, 11:16
        
        And yet baseball stat discussions are STILL less boring than soccer on TV. -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 11:06
- Was this not expected? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 13, 10:40 1
  - no idea. -- nm - znufrii Jul 13, 10:41
- They should do a celebrity world cup. -- nm - Loyola Jul 13, 10:40
- 2 boring sports, yippee! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 10:40
JenBro: Yeah, it's here, too. Ostensibly it's just for the summer, but it seems to last longer. - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:38 1
- I think that happened here once - except they gave me a smaller drink and then I asked if it was the large and they replaced it with one. -- nm - JenBro Jul 13, 11:18
Finally watched the last three episodes of Chuck. - Black Rabbit Jul 13, 10:35 4
- I was pleased. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:39 3
  - I was bummed, but pleased. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 13, 10:40 2
    - chuck finale spoils - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:42 1
      - I adore him. - Black Rabbit Jul 13, 10:44
"Even the fictional characters are starting to get bitter over how lame a plot device this is." ... hah :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:35
Have I linked this before? Someone....reclaimed... a newspaper box and turned it into this -- (link) - ty97 Jul 13, 10:35 [Image]
What's the big deal about that RKO? Bourne did all the work. -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:35 10
- It was better executed than what made DDP rich. - Will Hunting Jul 13, 10:48 6
  - I think the bar has been lowered if that's what passes for impressive. That's all I'll say. - David Jul 13, 10:50 5
    - There's really not much farther they can go unless you start getting into things that are going to kill someone - Will Hunting Jul 13, 11:00
    - I think Austin was doing that before DDP. -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 10:55 3
      - No and in fact DDP used to mercilessly mock him about ripping it off in interviews. - David Jul 13, 11:09 2
        
        To which the answer is....it's an Ace Crusher.....not a DDP Crusher. - Will Hunting Jul 13, 11:10 1
        
        It's a move DDP created that has been ripped off countless times. So, he gets the credit. - David Jul 13, 11:16
- Plus, Orton was just *faking* being hurt. He's a better actor than the World Cup players. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 13, 10:38 1
  - *twitches* -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:40
- Well Randy saved it from being a belly flop - Strongbad Jul 13, 10:37
LIR: Jax. The faceplant *is* the move, duh -- (link) - oblique Jul 13, 10:35 [youtube] 3
- Wow. - JaxSean Jul 13, 10:37 1
  - *nods* -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:38
- I've loved it since it was the Diamond Cutter. - TFox Jul 13, 10:37
put it this way, we got TBS when it was still WTCG and a local Atlanta station -- nm - chuckles Jul 13, 10:33 11
- didn't Turner also own TBS, so technically he never sold anything? is that the distinction? -- nm - TFox Jul 13, 10:36 10
  - I thought about that, but isn't the same true of Steinbrenner with YES? -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:40 6
    - Yeah, but YES wasn't a pioneer. TBS and WGN were both long before YES, and I'm pretty sure NESN was the first team owned - musubi Jul 13, 10:42 1
      - WWOR might be in there as well. -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:45
    - But not MSG Network in '89. -- nm - TFox Jul 13, 10:41 3
      - yeah, it's the msg deal that was the groundreaker apparently. it's tough to sort this all out...nm - x Jul 13, 10:45 2
        
        If it's that, people are being silly. It would be calling a social network five years from now the first one. -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:45 1
        
        Indeed. It certainly feels like a stretch to credit George with that. - musubi Jul 13, 10:49
  - Perhaps that's it, but if so, that's splitting quite a hair. - musubi Jul 13, 10:39 2
    - Or perhaps, selling the entire season so every game was aired? Did TBS go that far? - TFox Jul 13, 10:41 1
      - No, baseball actually prevented them from airing every game. -- nm - David Jul 13, 10:44
"They say Sprite is made with lemon and lime, but there's more to it than that." - TFox Jul 13, 10:33 1
- I'm now imagining poor Giuseppe McDonald complaining about all the freeloaders drinking his cheap tea. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 10:37
Canuck Tidbit: Dawna Friesen, NBC's London correspondent, was named as Kevin Newman's replacement on Global National. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 13, 10:32

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